CORVALLIS, Ore. — On Sunday, the NCAA Selection Sunday show announced that the No. 14 seed Eastern Washington women's basketball team is facing off against the No. 3 seed Oregon State.
Who are the Oregon State Beavers?
From Corvallis, Oregon, the Beavers went 24-7 overall and 12-6 in the Pac-12 conference during the regular season.
OSU had seven consecutive appearances in the NCAA tournament that ended in 2021. This is the first time the Beavers will appear in the big dance since 2021.
Oregon State's leading scorer is Raegan Beers, averaging 17.7 points, 1.2 blocks and 10.4 rebounds per game. Beers is a forward from Colorado. Behind Beers is Timea Gardiner, averaging 11.2 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. Gardiner is a forward from Utah. The Beavers have one other player averaging double digits per game.
The Oregon St. Starters (based on previous games):
#04 Donovyn Hunter, a 6-foot freshman guard from Medford, Ore.
#11 AJ Marotte, a 6'1" junior guard from Austin, Texas.
#15 Raegan Beers, a 6'4" sophomore forward from Littleton, Colo.
#22 Talia von Oelhoffen, a 5'11" junior guard from Tri-Cities, Wash.
#30 Timea Gardiner, a 6'3" sophomore forward from Ogden, Utah.
Oregon State Conference Championship
The Beavers faced Stanford in the Pac-12 Conference championship game, losing 66-57. During that game, Beers had 17 points, 2 blocks and 7 rebounds. Gardiner had 11 points of her own, with 7 rebounds. von Oelhoffen scored 11 points, had 2 assists and 1 steal. Off the bench, Dominika Paurová had 10 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds.
During the championship game, Oregon St. scored 4 points off of turnovers, 24 points in the paint, 2 fast break points, and 10 second chance points. They had a 35.9% field goal average, 22.2% 3-point average and a 77.8% free throw average.
Eastern Washington vs Oregon St.
The Eastern Washington Eagles and Oregon State Beavers match-up is on March 22 at 5:00 p.m. in Corvallis, Ore. The game will air live on ESPNU.
Points per game
- Eastern - 68.9 points
- Oregon St. - 71.6 points
Points allowed per game
- Eastern - 55.6 points
- Oregon St. - 59.8 per game
Record
- Eastern: 29-5 overall, 16-2 in conference
- Oregon St.: 24-7 overall, 12-6 in conference
NET ranking
- Eastern is 77th in the NET.
- Oregon St. is 17th in the NET.
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